What made Hurricane Sandy different from other tropical systems?

Hurricane Sandy, often referred to as ‘Superstorm Sandy’, defied the hurricane norms with its unusual path, vast size, and devastating effects on the northeast U.S. Why was this storm, which transitioned from a Category 1…

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Review: What is the “cone of uncertainty” and how can we explain it better?

Happy Friday, everyone! Now that hurricane season has begun, it is important to properly understand how the “cone of uncertainty” works by the National Hurricane Center. I was reading through this article that I thought…

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U.S Forecast for 6/20/24: More heat for the Northeast, rain from Alberto, Flooding, and severe weather in the north

Hello there; I hope that you had a great week and day off yesterday. We have quite a lot of severe weather going on throughout the United States. Currently, the Northeast is going through a…

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Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA for 6/20/24: Dry weekend, typical high temperatures, warm up next week, and keeping a close eye on the tropics

Hello, everyone; I hope that you had a great week and day off yesterday. Looking at our region for the next several days, most of the area should see average temperatures for this time of…

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Tropical Outlook for 6/20/24: Tropical Storm Alberto weakens but produces more rain on the Texas-Mexico border

Hello, everyone. Believe it or not, we have already seen our first tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Basin this hurricane season. That storm is Tropical Strom Alberto, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on…

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06/19/24 – Tropical Outlook: Tropical Storm Alberto becomes first named system of the season along with updates on watch areas.

Our first system of the season is official! Tropical Storm Alberto brings plenty of heavy rain to Mexico and southwest Texas overnight and through the day tomorrow as it moves across Mexico. While all the…

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6/18/24 – Tropical Outlook: PTC1 has formed, with two additional areas we’re watching

The tropics have woken up and we have three things to talk about! First, Potential Tropical Cyclone One has formed over the southwest Gulf of Mexico and is forecasted to bring heavy rain to Texas…

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6/18/24 – US Weather Forecast: Heavy rain for Texas, dangerous heat for eastern U.S., and more tropical activity to watch

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Here are the three main topics I will be focusing on today. First, Potential Tropical Cyclone One has developed over the southwest Gulf of Mexico and will bring flooding concerns to southern…

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6/13/24 – Tropical Outlook: Still watching Invest 90L and keeping watch on new area in the Gulf.

There has been some upgrades to our tropical activity regarding the new area in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico as well as Invest 90L that has brought abundant rainfall to the Florida Peninsula in the…

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